Dear Parents,
We hope you were able to enjoy a nice long weekend as we head into a busy week & a half before Thanksgiving!
I have enjoyed meeting with many of you so far during parent-teacher conferences, and have gained some great insights on your children from you. Thank you for meeting with me and being such active participants in your children's educations. I look forward to meeting with the rest of you this week in the office conference room.
We will still be taking a break from centers this week while we continue with parent-teacher conferences, and they won't resume until after Thanksgiving. Then we will start back up with centers for the two weeks before winter break. Last week, I mentioned that I will be working on the helper schedule for 2012 in the upcoming weeks. Please let me know if any changes need to be made to your schedule or if you'd like to be added to the schedule. I will let you know when I post the schedule.
Our new letter this week (and next) is Hh. The Alphafriend is Hattie Horse. Our new sight word is a. We continue on our math topic of more, fewer, and equal. We will also continue with our Social Studies unit on "Times Past."
This week's sharing is Toy in a Bag. Please work with your child to think of three clues about the item that they can recite for the class. There will be no sharing next week due to the shortened week and all the special activities.
We have a Clay glazing lesson this Friday. On Wednesday, there is another school-wide Spirit Day. This one is called "Dress Alike Day." Pair up with some friends and dress in a similar outfit. Or, you can wear your class t-shirt and dress like many others in our class. On Friday, we will have SPARK P.E., weather permitting.
This week, we will also be taking a closer look at the Pilgrims & Native Americans as we talk about the first Thanksgiving. We will be preparing for our upcoming feast on Monday the 21st. If you haven't had a chance to send back the paper regarding the feast (how you can help/what dish you can send) please do so ASAP. If you will not be in town for the Feast, let me know that, too, if you haven't already. It would be great if each child has a parent in attendance. This is a fun time for the kids, as they love to show off their costumes and enjoy the meal with their families. Thanks to those who have already signed up. It looks like we will have plenty of help and many delicious dishes coming our way! Also, if you are still cutting costumes for us, we will need those by the end of this week. Thank you so much!
Next Tuesday the 22nd, we have Grandparents' Day at school for grades K-2. There is a reception in the cafeteria from 10:30-10:50, and then they will come into the classroom with their grandchild and participate in a fun art project called the "Hands and Feet Turkey." The grandparents will be tracing children's hands and a foot to make a cute turkey! The grandparents will get to take this turkey home as a keepsake. If your child does not have a local grandparent, feel free to send an aunt, uncle, special friend, etc. Also, the grandparents that come are always great about taking on additional "grandchildren," so don't worry if you don't have someone available. A form went home about Grandparents' Day in last week's Wednesday envelope. Please let me know if your child has a grandparent(s) coming, and how many will attend so that I can plan for extra chairs.
The Blue Bags will go home again this Wednesday, and then the following week, there will be no homework due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Enjoy all the fun in the next week and a half!
Upcoming Events:
11/14-11/16: Parent-Teacher Conferences Continue
11/21: Kindergarten Friendship Feast @ 10:15 (a.m.) and 1:30 (p.m.)
11/22: Grandparents' Day @ 10:30 (a.m.) and 11:30 (p.m.)
11/30: November's Wacky Wednesday
12/14: December's Wacky Wednesday
12/16: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance @ 10:00 (a.m.) & 1:30 (p.m.)
